Cane
- Object Name:
- Cane
- Object ID:
- 2014.031
- Place of Origin:
- Bristol, NH
- Date:
- circa 1940
- Description:
- Souvenir walking stick, c. 1940. Maple. "JOHNSON'S SEA GRILLE / NEWFOUND LAKE / BRISTOL, N. H." printed in black on three sides. Tapered square shaft; 6" of top painted light blue. Rounded ends. Hole drilled through blue section.
- Material:
- Wood
Maple - Dimensions:
- W-0.7 L-33.9 D-0.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Businessman Arthur G. Johnson (1876-1948), who established a boathouse, livery, and dining room on Johnson's Beach, West Shore Road, in Bristol, NH, during the late 1930s, created this souvenir advertising his family business. A brakeman on the Boston Maine Railroad, Johnson had retired by 1930 and established a boat livery on Newfound Lake. He took fishing groups out, rented boats, delivered mail and supplies, and operated a dining room in season. Arthur's wife Eva C. Johnson (1887-1981) operated the restaurant at the boatyard.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Johnson, Arthur G. (1876-1948)
- Subjects:
- Souvenirs, Walking sticks, Canes, Seafood, Grilles
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